HR Analyst

at  Food Standards Agency

JOB SUMMARY

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is a small government department with a big mission: to keep food safe, ensure that it is what it says it is, and that it’s increasingly healthy and more sustainable. As we look to deliver this sprawling remit, we’re always looking to make sure we’re best supporting our workforce.
We’re looking for an HR Data Analyst who can help us make the most of our people data, drawing out insights that will enable us to better support our colleagues across the organisation as they deliver the work that ensures consumers across the country have access to ‘food you can trust’.

JOB DESCRIPTION

You’ll develop, produce and analyse data, presenting information to senior leaders in a clear and accessible way that will help us find meaningful ways to improve our employee experience. Your data will influence initiatives, policies and procedures across the FSA, and you’ll touch on a wide array of areas, from diversity and inclusion to strategic workforce planning.
You’ll collaborate with a range of internal stakeholders and represent a voice of leadership around our people data undertakings.
If you’re a talented interpreter of data who enjoys uncovering valuable insights, this role offers the chance to have a real impact on the way the FSA works. Apply today to join us as our HR Data Analyst.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Please read the attached Candidate Pack to discover further details about the role, our organisation, who we are looking for and the criteria we will assess against during the selection process.
We look forward to receiving your application and wish you every success.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Membership, or eligibility to achieve membership, of the Government Statistical Group (GSG).

Benefits
Alongside your salary of £40,800, Food Standards Agency contributes £11,819 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Our candidate pack details the benefits that the FSA has to offer. Please also refer to the attached Terms and Conditions statement.
Things you need to know

EXPERIENCE

• Lead criteria: Demonstrable experience of working as a Human Resources (HR) analyst to determine business requirements, identify and implement the best data analysis approaches and delivery methods to bring together different data sources.
• Proven ability to analyse, interpret and present complex people data insights in an engaging and effective way to different audiences, taking account of the people agenda.
• Experience of working collaboratively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to define user needs and deliver products that are fit for purpose.
• Proven experience of using data outcomes to assist in optimising business services and drive decision making on service improvements.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and experience of working with Power BI and other MI software, with substantial experience of data manipulation and cleansing, working with a range of datasets and data types and creating new datasets where required to meet customer needs.

EXPERIENCE

• Some line management and team leadership experience.
• Experience of creating reports and dashboards in Workday.
  (Desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of a tie between candidates).
  Lead Criteria An initial sift will take place on the Lead Criteria.
  In the event that we receive a large number of applications, the minimum pass mark for the Lead Criteria may be raised at shortlisting stage. Candidates who apply under the DCS, GPTW or RIS schemes and meet the minimum requirements will be unaffected by the pass mark raise.

EXPERIENCE

• Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex people data insights in an engaging and effective way to different audiences, taking account of the people agenda. (Assessed via assessment exercise – please see below)
• Demonstrable experience of working as a Human Resources (HR) analyst to determine business requirements, identify and implement the best data analysis approaches and delivery methods to bring together different data sources.
• Experience of working collaboratively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to define user needs and deliver products that are fit for purpose.
• Experience of using data outcomes to assist in optimising business services and drive decision making on service improvements.
• Advanced MS Excel skills and experience of working with Power BI and other MI software, with substantial experience of data manipulation and cleansing, working with a range of datasets and data types and creating new datasets where required to meet customer needs.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Analytical
Architecture and Data
Human Resources